Religious Figure
Pope Adrian IV
1100 - 1159
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Pope Adrian IV
His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2024). Pope Adrian IV is the 644th most popular religious figure (up from 726th in 2024), the 550th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 597th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Religious Figure.
Pope Adrian IV is most famous for being the first pope to grant England its independence from the Catholic Church.
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Among Religious Figures
Among religious figures, Pope Adrian IV ranks 644 out of 3,187. Before him are Apollos, Thomas Becket, Billy Graham, Columbanus, Hind bint Utbah, and Angela Merici. After him are Gamaliel, Umm Kulthum bint Ali, Junayd of Baghdad, Henry Molaison, Maudgalyayana, and Baal Shem Tov.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
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Apollos
100 - 100
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 638
Thomas Becket
1119 - 1170
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 639
Billy Graham
1918 - 2018
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 640
Columbanus
540 - 615
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 641
Hind bint Utbah
510 - 635
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 642
Angela Merici
1474 - 1540
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 643
Pope Adrian IV
1100 - 1159
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 644
Gamaliel
100 BC - 63
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 645
Umm Kulthum bint Ali
630 - Present
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 646
Junayd of Baghdad
830 - 910
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 647
Henry Molaison
1926 - 2008
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 648
Maudgalyayana
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 649
Baal Shem Tov
1700 - 1760
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 650
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1100, Pope Adrian IV ranks 11. Before him are Pope Lucius II, Pope Honorius II, Pope Celestine II, Ahmad Sanjar, Adam of Bremen, and Albert the Bear. After him are Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Shirkuh, Duqaq, Sverker I of Sweden, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, and Thierry, Count of Flanders. Among people deceased in 1159, Pope Adrian IV ranks 1. After him are Joscelin II, Count of Edessa, Władysław II the Exile, Bertha of Sulzbach, Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon, and William I, Count of Boulogne.
Others Born in 1100
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Pope Lucius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1145
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 5
Pope Honorius II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1130
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 6
Pope Celestine II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1144
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 7
Ahmad Sanjar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1100 - 1157
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 8
Adam of Bremen
HISTORIAN
1100 - 1080
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 9
Albert the Bear
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1170
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 10
Pope Adrian IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1159
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 11
Suleiman ibn Qutulmish
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1086
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 12
Shirkuh
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1169
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 13
Duqaq
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1104
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 14
Sverker I of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1156
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 15
Najm ad-Din Ayyub
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1173
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 16
Thierry, Count of Flanders
NOBLEMAN
1100 - 1168
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1159
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1159
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 1
Joscelin II, Count of Edessa
POLITICIAN
1113 - 1159
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 2
Władysław II the Exile
POLITICIAN
1105 - 1159
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 3
Bertha of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1110 - 1159
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 4
Agnes of Aquitaine, Queen of Aragon
COMPANION
1103 - 1159
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 5
William I, Count of Boulogne
1135 - 1159
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 6
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Pope Adrian IV ranks 550 out of NaN. Before him are Henry Hudson (1570), Edmund Crouchback (1245), Thomas Becket (1119), Henry Moore (1898), Sam Neill (1947), and Mary Read (1695). After him are James IV of Scotland (1473), Edmund I (921), Kenneth MacAlpin (810), Austen Chamberlain (1863), Harry Kroto (1939), and Dave Murray (1956).
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Henry Hudson
EXPLORER
1570 - 1611
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 544
Edmund Crouchback
POLITICIAN
1245 - 1296
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 545
Thomas Becket
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1119 - 1170
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 546
Henry Moore
SCULPTOR
1898 - 1986
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 547
Sam Neill
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 548
Mary Read
PIRATE
1695 - 1721
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 549
Pope Adrian IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1159
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 550
James IV of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1513
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 551
Edmund I
POLITICIAN
921 - 946
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 552
Kenneth MacAlpin
POLITICIAN
810 - 858
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 553
Austen Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1937
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 554
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 555
Dave Murray
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 556
Among Religious Figures In United Kingdom
Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Pope Adrian IV ranks 10. Before him are Saint Ursula (400), Saint Walpurga (710), Alcuin (735), William Laud (1573), John Wesley (1703), and Thomas Becket (1119). After him are John Knox (1514), Edward the Confessor (1003), Richard Williamson (1940), Willibrord (658), Saint Malachy (1094), and Thomas Wolsey (1473).
Saint Ursula
400 - 383
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 4
Saint Walpurga
710 - 779
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 5
Alcuin
735 - 804
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 6
William Laud
1573 - 1645
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 7
John Wesley
1703 - 1791
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 8
Thomas Becket
1119 - 1170
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 9
Pope Adrian IV
1100 - 1159
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 10
John Knox
1514 - 1572
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 11
Edward the Confessor
1003 - 1066
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 12
Richard Williamson
1940 - 2025
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 13
Willibrord
658 - 739
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 14
Saint Malachy
1094 - 1148
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 15
Thomas Wolsey
1473 - 1530
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 16
